Hazards, by Scarlett Shepard, is one-and-a-half minutes long, still photos with no dialogue. Ms. Shepard describes her piece as “a short music video that is intended to educate the public about the dangerous chemicals in cosmetics and personal care items. The goal of the film is to protect the health of consumers by phasing out the use of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems and replace them with safer alternatives.” It’s amazing what she accomplishes with this film, a video that happens in the blink of an eye, pictorially telling us that more than one-third of all personal care products contain one or more ingredients linked to cancer. Low doses of chemicals over a lifetime can really have a deleterious effect. No kidding. Easy to watch, one message applied over and over makes it very effective.
The Quitter, by Joy Taylor, is a funny, irreverent look at smoking from a lesbian’s point of view (which, frankly, is from any point of view). About five minutes long, very easy and fun to watch. The message is smoking screws up your life, so quit. You can do it. Yeah!You can check out both films at the WCRC library.
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From Uncle Enore:
I've never had cancer. No one in my immediate family has had cancer. But I've seen many of my friends die of cancer ove the years and it never ceases to amaze me what a disgusting and insidious disease it is, and how it not only sucks the life out of the patient, but the patient's family and friends as well.
If you've fought and beaten cancer, if you're dealing with it and it's eating away at your life, my hat is off to you and the strength you have to muster... and I wish you folks well.
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